Denray Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Just got back from an 18 day trip to the European Alps. Spent 4 days at this place in Switzerland. It had been recently coated with this home made stuff that was crumbling apart. Notice the hair in it. I would think this winter it will be toast. Click to Enlarge 56.93 KB Click to Enlarge 54.3 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I guess you could call that 'dung plaster'? [] They do know how to build a roof tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Yup. This was the only grass top we saw. Click to Enlarge 122.3 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Sorrells Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 We use to use horse and hog hair (pre fiberglass) in interior plaster to increase its' strength. Looks like the concept was incorporated into the exterior mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolan Kienitz Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 A lot of "yaks" where probably sheared for that mix ... [:-bigeyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 So why is it all crumbling apart so easy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 We use to use horse and hog hair (pre fiberglass) in interior plaster to increase its' strength. Looks like the concept was incorporated into the exterior mix. Wow Garry. Are you like 100 years old? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Sorrells Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 We use to use horse and hog hair (pre fiberglass) in interior plaster to increase its' strength. Looks like the concept was incorporated into the exterior mix. Wow Garry. Are you like 100 years old? No, I was on the committee that came up with the idea of what to do will all of the rock left over from the creation of the earth. We created dirt. So I guess you could say I am older than dirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Sorrells Posted September 25, 2014 Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 So why is it all crumbling apart so easy? Base mix short on something or mixed poorly. Location is prone to damage and repair recipe not right. To much cheese in the spread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denray Posted September 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2014 Seems like only fix would be to scrape it off and re-do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omagic12 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 A lot of "yaks" where probably sheared for that mix ... [:-bigeyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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